D.C Circuit Court Agrees EPA “Exceeds Statutory Authority”

Yesterday’s 2-1 rebuke from the D.C. Circuit marks the 15th time that a federal court has struck down an Obama regulation. It is the third court ‘smack-down’ of regulatory overreach by the Obama EPA this year.

EPA caught overreaching once again.

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule rule targeting emissions from coal-fired power plants “exceeds the agency’s statutory authority” by requiring some states to clean up more than their fair share of pollution.

This rejection of the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest over-reach will

Avoid a projected cost of $2.7 billion

Help keep utility costs affordable for U.S. manufacturers

Provide a respite short-term lifeline for aging coal-fired power plants

Maintain employment of thousands of workers

Add yet another substantive issue of regulations vs. jobs to the presidential campaign.

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